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APC wins rescheduled State Assembly election in Edo

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the Orhionmwon Constituency II for Edo State House of…

N2Trillion Campaign Fund: Mischievous, False, Embarrassing – Abati

Reuben Abati, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity has described a report by a national newspaper that…

Oshiomhole expresses fulfilment with Nigeria’s democracy

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Following the positive outcome of the State Assembly election and the general elections for the All Progressives Congress…

Senator Abe to Wike: Plans to malign me will fail

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Magnus Abe Campaign Organization says it is aware of plots to malign the character of the…

German minister warns against xenophobia, 70 years after Nazi camps

Germany’s foreign minister warned Sunday against racism and xenophobia, at a ceremony marking 70 years since the liberation of the…

Aguero stars in Man City revival against West Ham

Sergio Aguero moved to the top of the Premier League goalscoring charts as his effort in a 2-0 win at…

Benue: At least 23 killed in communal clashes

At least 23 villagers have died in clashes between two mainly fishing and farming communities in central Nigeria’s Benue state,…

Police confirm kidnap of outspoken APC chairman in Rivers

The Police Command in Rivers has confirmed the abduction of outspoken All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Chief Cassidy Ikegbudu who…

Rescheduled election holds in 4 Anambra constituencies

The re-scheduled election in four state constituencies held in Anambra State amid tight security on Saturday. The constituencies are Anaocha…

Army to begin ammunition inspections on April 20

The Nigerian Army will begin series of proficiency drills and special ammunition inspections in Port Harcourt, an official said. This…
Goodluck Jonathan, former president of Nigeria

Jonathan tells aides to return N2trillion campaign fund

President Goodluck Jonathan is said to be lamenting an estimated N2trillion he wasted on the just concluded general elections in…

APC USA says democracy handover must hold May 29

The All Progressives Congress (APC) United States chapter has kicked against the Peoples’ Democratic Party plot to change Nigeria’s democracy…

Jonathan laments N2trillion wasted on polls, wants refund

President Goodluck Jonathan is said to be lamenting an estimated N2trillion he wasted on the just concluded general elections in…

WHO blames pesticide for ‘mysterious deaths’ in Nigerian town

*WHO scientists say not angry god behind strange deaths in Ode-Irele Pesticide poisoning was the likely cause of the mysterious…

Indian farmers protest against Modi’s land reform

India’s beleaguered opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday led thousands of angry farmers in a protest in the capital against…

APC increases majority in House of Reps with Nasarawa win

Alhaji Abubakar Sarki-Dahiru of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the Nasarawa State re-run election for the Lafia/Obi Federal…

Man burns wife to death in ‘honour killing’

A Pakistani man and his father have been arrested in the country’s latest so-called “honour killing” after they set the…

Breaking: 700 African migrants drown in Libyan waters

Seven hundred people are feared to have drowned when a fishing boat smuggling migrants to Europe capsized off Libya, the…

Australian PM Abbott in beer chugging stunt

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was caught on video downing a beer in a few seconds at a Sydney pub,…

Burundi charges 65 protesters with rebellion

Burundi has charged 65 protestors with rebellion after they were arrested during clashes with police while calling for the president…

Multichoice condemns xenophobic attack in S.Africa

MultiChoice Africa, the continent’s premier pay-TV company, has described as appalling the violence being visited on foreigners in South Africa.…

Xenophobia: Nigerian Union plans resettling 50 Nigerians

The Nigerian Union in South Africa has said that it has concluded arrangements to resettle 50 Nigerians affected by the…

Re-run election: Voting ends in Nasarawa State

Voting in the re-run election in Lafia/Obi Federal Constituency, Ciroma Ward of Lafia Local Government Area in Nasarawa State has…

FIFA World cup winner sold medal to buy cocaine

Former Brazil international Paulo Cesar has admitted he sold his World Cup winners medal from 1970 to buy cocaine. “I…

Zuma pleads with foreigners to stay in South Africa

President Jacob Zuma on Saturday pleaded with foreigners to stay in South Africa as he cancelled a state visit to…

Sicilian hotel offers refuge to surviving migrants from Nigeria, others

In the green hills of southeastern Sicily, the Don Bosco Oasis hotel is turning tourists away this season. Instead, it…

Boko Haram: Death toll rises in Cameroon village, victims beheaded

Nineteen people were killed in Thursday night’s attack on a Cameroonian village by Nigeria-based Boko Haram militants, a security source…

WHO scientists investigate ‘mysterious deaths’ in Nigerian town

A “mysterious” disease that kills patients within 24 hours, said to have been inflicted by an angry ‘god’, has claimed…

Arik Air abandons New York bound passengers in Lagos

New York bound intending passengers on Arik Air have been stranded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The News…

Police confirm abduction of Rivers LG boss

The Nigerian Police Command in Rivers state has confirmed the abduction of Chief Cassidy Ikegbudu, Chairman, Caretaker Committee of Ahoada…